4th Grade Info
October 7 - October 11, 2024
Our emails are below.
Please feel free to email us with any questions or concerns.
Mrs. Grant
Mrs. Martin
Mrs. Steele
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4th Grade Team
At O. C. Taylor, we LOVE you. We think you're children are GGGRRRRREAT! 💙🧡
🔌 💻 Parents, please remind your student to charge their Chromebook every night.
Curriculum
🧮 Math - This week we will continue with our fractions unit by learning how to generate equivalent fractions using models and other strategies. Please have your child work on their multiplication/division facts to help with equivalent fractions! We will also learn how to read fractions on a number line.
🧪 Science - In Science this week, the students will focus on reviewing for their first Science TEKS Check. The assessment will be over Unit 1: Properties of Matter (temperature, physical states, mass, density, and magnetism) and Unit 2: Mixtures & Solutions. The Science TEKS Check will be on Wednesday, October 9th.
🌏 Social Studies - This week in Social Studies, the students will learn about exploration and settlement. This week, the students will earn about the motivation of explorers and settlers. They were in search of the 3 Gs - Gold, God, and/or Glory.
📚 Reading: This week in reading, students will work towards: Visualizing-creating mental images to deepn understanding, Point of View- determining first hand and second hand accounts using key words,Elements of Drama-identify the parts and structures (How and why is the structure different) , and Idioms, Adages, and Proverbs- what is the meaning and its purpose? Students will be meeting with their book club groups for their 2nd discussion. Ask your student to illustrate or discuss what they visualize on a selected chapter/event. What words or phrases help them with imagery?We'll review our Module 2 TEK check and make class/individula goals.
✏️ Writing: Over the next few weeks, students are working in groups to research and complete a biography about a person who has overcome obstacles. Students will present their findings to the class and identify a lesson we can learn from the historical figure.
✏️4th Grade Wish List
As needs arise in our classrooms, we will put them here. We really appreciate your support for us and our students!
Grant - Glue Sticks
Martin - Expo Markers
Steele - None at this time
ALL** We are looking for a few volunteers to work on a 4th grade bulletin board for our i-Ready Leader board: Pathway Pioneers. If you are able to help this week- please let us know! Thank you!
Sky Ranch is Approved!!
We are proud to announce that our field trip to Sky Ranch has been approved! Fourth grade will spend 3 days and 2 nights at Sky Ranch on Monday, March 24 - Wednesday, March 26. The cost per student will be $230 and $206 per chaperone. We will share more information about payment installments in an upcoming newsletter. Please mark your calendar for our Sky Ranch Meeting on Thursday, March 6th @ 5-6 PM. This will be the hour before our Open House starts.
Skyward Notifications
For those of you who would like to know when new grades are posted, you can CLICK HERE for a short video on how to turn on your notification. You can also check out the Skyward Blog for step by step instructions in word format.
Veteran's Day Program
Please make sure you save the date for our 3rd and 4th Grade Veterans Day Celebration on Monday, Nov. 11. Please open this link for more information.
Save the date...Veterans Day Celebration, Monday, Nov. 11
8:30 a.m.: 4th graders will perform
9:30 a.m.: 3rd graders will perform
Recorders for Music
It is time for our 4th graders to order a recorder! Please click this link and complete the order by Sunday, October 20. EVERY 4th grade student must have a recorder and a Recorder Karate book.When you click the link, select MUSIC, then OCT Recorders (on the left hand side). Your child can order a recorder and a book for $7.00 (make sure you choose the color of your recorder) or a book by itself (if you already have a recorder) for $4.00. Please let me know if you have any questions. bethany.vencill@gcisd.net
Practice Multiplication and Division Facts 10-15 minutes each night.
We want the students to read for at least 20 minutes or more every night. This is the only reading homework we require!
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During the week, students will use their spelling words to recognize patterns and practice during word work rotations/activities. GCISD does not test on spelling words. Once a spelling pattern is taught and practiced we should see the progression of their writing grow with continued practice.
4th Grade Specific Dates:
October 10th - OCT Choir 3-4 P
Repeated Information
Parent Observer in Canvas
Some of you were wondering how you can become a "Parent Observer" in Canvas, so we wanted to provide that information. Please CLICK HERE to read an article on the process. This will provide you with step by step instructions and screenshots. NOTE: You will need to do it when your child is available to login to their Canvas account for a code. If you have any issues, you can click on the "Submit a Request" at the end of the article.
Absences
A phone call is not required for absences, please email Paola Cervantes (paola.cervantes@gcisd.net) to notify the front office.
🎧Headphones
Please have your child bring a pair of headphones with them daily. Students use headphones frequently to complete various activities and assessments.
Snacks
We invite your child to bring a healthy snack to school each day. The snack needs to be something that is not messy and does not require silverware. We are going to be eating and working at the same time. Any snack that contains candy is not considered healthy. A few suggestions are: goldfish, cheerios, pretzels, grapes, raisins, carrots, etc. Your child’s snack must also be NUT-FREE.
Lunch
Lunch for fourth grade is from 12:20-12:50. Don’t forget to set up a lunch account for your child in the cafeteria. We will use our "Forget Me Not" system again this year. If a student forgets his/ her lunch, parents may bring it to school before lunchtime. Please leave it on the shelf in the lobby (labeled with the student's name). Teachers will remind students to check the shelf before lunch.
Curriculum Night
Thank you to all of the family members that were able to make it out to curriculum night last Thursday. If you were not able to make it, please CLICK HERE to review the presentation. If you have any questions, please reach out to your child's homeroom teacher.
Student Absences
If your student is absent for any reason, please email the following people:
your child's teacher
copy: paola.cervantes@gcisd.net and elissa.faught@gcisd.net
Arrival
Students report directly to the classroom starting at 7:25. The tardy bell is at 7:40 a.m..
Ride Changes
If you find your child must go home a different way than planned, please notify the office by a phone call by at least 2:00 p.m. Teachers and our front office staff do not always have access to email or are busy teaching or helping others. A phone call is required. Sometimes we have only one person in the front office, so we want to provide ample time to be able to meet your needs. When making ride changes, picking up students for appointments and absences, please email both Gene Guinane (gene.guinane@gcisd.net) and Paola Cervantes (paola.cervantes@gcisd.net) in case one of us is out of the office.
Pick up Reminder
Students should be promptly picked up after school at 3:00. We appreciate your efforts to be on time to pick up your child. Finally, when dropping off or picking up your child, please pull your car all the way down to the end of the line. Duty personnel will send your child down to your car. This keeps the traffic flowing. Don’t forget your School Safe ID Number. Thank you for your help in keeping our students safe.
Communication
Please feel free to contact your homeroom teacher if you have any concerns or questions. We are happy to meet in person, call or email. We want to help immediately with any issues that arise.
